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PRESS RELEASE   21 November 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide Server Shipments Grew 9 Percent, While Industry Revenue Grew 4 Percent in Third Quarter of 2006 Worldwide server shipments for the third quarter of 2006 increased 9.1 percent over the same quarter last year, while worldwide server revenue for the same period climbed 4.4 percent according to Gartner, Inc.  Read More PRESS RELEASE  16 November 2006 Gartner Says PDA Shipments Grew 32 Percent in Third Quarter of 2006 Driven by rapid growth in cellular PDAs, worldwide PDA shipments totaled 4.5 million units in the third quarter of 2006, a 31.9 percent increase from the third quarter of 2005, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  14 November 2006 Gartner EXP Says a Strategic Workforce Planning Process is Key to Improving an IT Organization's Effectiveness Chief information officers (CIOs) are under increased pressure to improve IT organization effectiveness and contribute to enterprise growth and competitiveness. To do so, it is crucial that companies implement a strategic workforce planning process to align IT resources (the people) to support the execution of business and IT strategies, according to Gartner Executive Programs (EXP), a unit of Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  13 November 2006 Gartner Celebrates 25th Annual Data Center Conference, November 28-December 1 in Las Vegas Conference Has Grown from 250 Attendees at Its First Event to Nearly 2,000 Attendees Expected for This Year's Conference PRESS RELEASE  9 November 2006 Gartner Says Number of Phishing E-Mails Sent to U.S. Adults Nearly Doubles in Just Two Years Thieves Are Targeting Wealthier Consumers While Impersonating Banks Less Often But Leveraging Less-Conventional Brands and Methods to Pull Off Their Scams PRESS RELEASE  7 November 2006 Gartner Says Look Beyond Power Issue As Pressure Mounts for 'Greener' IT 374 Million PCs will be consigned to landfill sites or stored in next five years PRESS RELEASE  6 November 2006 Gartner Advises IT Leaders to Recognise Complementary Gender Strengths Complementary Strengths of Men and Women are Essential to Future Success PRESS RELEASE  6 November 2006 Gartner Says IT Departments Must Give up Control Information technology (IT) departments must relinquish some of the control and responsibilities they have accumulated over recent decades to the end user, to free up time and resources to create business enhancing opportunities, according to Gartner Inc. PRESS RELEASE  2 November 2006 Gartner Says Nearly 50 Percent of Worldwide Mobile Phones Will Have a Camera in 2006 and 81 percent by 2010 Worldwide sales of camera phones will account for 48 percent of total worldwide mobile phone sales in 2006, growing to 81 percent by 2010, according to new forecasts from Gartner Inc. PRESS RELEASE  1 November 2006 Gartner Launches New Program & Portfolio Management Offering for IT Leaders Gartner, Inc. announces the latest offering within the Gartner for IT Leaders product suite called "Program and Portfolio Management". PRESS RELEASE  25 October 2006 Gartner Advises CIOs to Develop Their Approach to Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestments How CIOs can thrive amidst high levels of MA&D activity PRESS RELEASE  18 October 2006 Gartner Says Hewlett-Packard Retakes the No. 1 PC Position Based on Worldwide Shipments in Third Quarter of 2006 Worldwide PC Shipments Increase 7 Percent, While U.S. PC Shipments Decline 2 Percent PRESS RELEASE  12 October 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide Wireless Semiconductor Revenue Surpassed $24 Billion in 2005 Driven by continued strong sales in mobile phones, worldwide wireless semiconductor revenue totaled 24.3 billion in 2005, an 8 percent increase from 2004, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  11 October 2006 Gartner Says Companies That Don't Implement Stringent Remote Worker Policies Will See Remote Worker Costs Increase by Five to Ten Times Gartner Analysts Examine Remote Access and Mobile Strategies During Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, October 8-13, in Orlando PRESS RELEASE  10 October 2006 Gartner Says IT Security Industry Becomes Proactive As It Advances into the Third Phase of Its Evolution Gartner Analysts Examine the Future Scenario of Security during Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, October 8-13, in Orlando PRESS RELEASE  9 October 2006 Gartner Outlines Roadmap to the Next Era of Personal Computing Major Wave of Technological Advancement to Meet the Needs of Tomorrow's Workforce PRESS RELEASE  9 October 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide Combined PDA and Smartphone Shipments Market Grew 57 Percent in the First Half of 2006 Japan smartphone shipments tripled in the first half of 2006 PRESS RELEASE  9 October 2006 Gartner Says 50 Percent of C-Level Executives Will Perform 80 Percent of Their Work on a Non-Company Standard PC Through 2008 Gartner Analysts Examine the Future Direction of the PC During Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, October 8-13, in Orlando PRESS RELEASE  9 October 2006 Gartner Says Eight of Ten Dollars Enterprises Spend on IT is "Dead Money" Analysts Examine The IT Investments Powering Productivity and Growth During Gartner Symposium/ITxpo PRESS RELEASE  5 October 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Capital Equipment Spending to Increase 24 Percent in 2006, But Industry to Decline 3 Percent in 2007 The semiconductor capital equipment market is experiencing robust growth in 2006, however recent softness in the semiconductor equipment book-to-bill ratio indicates that the rapid pace of investment is beginning to slow, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  4 October 2006 Gartner to Offer Role-Based Communities for Attendees at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, October 8-13 in Orlando Gartner Inc. has announced that attendees of its upcoming Gartner Symposium/ITxpo have the opportunity to join Symposium Communities, which will deliver content and networking opportunities specific to their role. PRESS RELEASE  3 October 2006 Gartner Says 25 Percent of New Business Software Will Be Delivered As Software As A Service by 2011 Analysts To Examine the Myth and Promise of SaaS during Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, October 8-13 in Orlando PRESS RELEASE  28 September 2006 Gartner Urges IT and Business Leaders to Wake up to IT's Energy Crisis Organisations are under mounting pressure to develop ?greener? approaches towards their information technology (IT) practices, and IT and business leaders need to wake up to the issues of spiralling energy consumption and environmental legislation, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  25 September 2006 BNSF and UnitedHealth Group Win 2006 Gartner CRM Excellence Awards GBC Presented with Gartner CRM Innovator Award PRESS RELEASE  25 September 2006 Gartner Highlights Three Forces that Will Reshape the Banking Industry During the Next Six Years Population shifts, surging competition and transparency reshaping the banking industry PRESS RELEASE  18 September 2006 New Gartner Hype Cycle Highlights Five High Impact IT Security Risks Gartner, Inc. today advised businesses to plan for five increasingly prevalent cyberthreats that have the potential to inflict significant damage on organisations during the next two years. PRESS RELEASE  15 September 2006 Human Resources Is Biggest Component of BPO Market in Asia Pacific, Says Gartner Overall Asia Pacific BPO market growth to slow to 9 percent in 2006 PRESS RELEASE  15 September 2006 Gartner Says Price Cuts Will Drive Double-Digit PC Unit Growth in 2006, But Revenue Will Decline PC Manufacturers to Face Increased Competition from Consumer Electronics This Holiday Season PRESS RELEASE  12 September 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide Security Software Revenue Totaled $7.4 Billion in 2005 Report Provides Detailed Market Share Results by Region and Segment for the Security Software Industry PRESS RELEASE  7 September 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide External Controller-Based Disk Storage Market Grew 4 Percent in Second Quarter 2006 Worldwide external controller-based (ECB) disk storage revenue totaled $3.6 billion in the second quarter of 2006, a 4.3 percent increase over the same period a year ago, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  6 September 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide IPTV Subscribers Will Reach 48.8 Million by 2010 The number of households around the world subscribing to Internet Protocol television (IPTV) services offered by telecom carriers will reach 48.8 million in 2010 according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  5 September 2006 Gartner Says United States Printer and MFP Shipments Declined 4 Percent in Second Quarter of 2006 Poor photo printer sales helped total printer and multifunction product (MFP) shipments in the United States to decline 4.2 percent in the second quarter of 2006, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  31 August 2006 Gartner Says Even As HR BPO Growth Slows, the Overall Worldwide BPO Market is Forecast to Grow 8 Percent in 2006 Human resources business process outsourcing (HR BPO) continues to be a major component of the overall worldwide BPO market, as worldwide HR BPO is expected to reach $24.6 billion in 2006, an increase of 4.7 percent from $23.5 billion in 2005, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  30 August 2006 Gartner says EMEA Page Printer, Copier and Multi Functional Product Market Grew 5 Percent in the First Half of 2006 The combined page printer, copier and multifunctional product (MFP) market in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) grew 5 percent in the first half of 2006, with shipments totalling 22 million units, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  28 August 2006 Gartner Says Latin America Printer and MFP Shipments Grew 27 Percent in Second Quarter Total printer and multifunction product (MFP) shipments in Latin America reached 2.7 million units in the second quarter of 2006, an increase of 27 percent over the same period in 2005, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  25 August 2006 Gartner Says Server Shipments in EMEA Grew 9 Percent in the Second Quarter of 2006 25 Aug 2006 Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) server shipments in the second quarter of 2006 increased 9 percent over the same quarter last year, while server revenue declined by 0.1 percent, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  24 August 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Grew 18 percent in the Second Quarter of 2006 Worldwide mobile phone sales totaled 229 million units in the second quarter of 2006, a 18.3 percent increase from the same period last year, according to Gartner Inc. PRESS RELEASE  23 August 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide Server Shipments Grew 13 Percent, While Industry Revenue Grew 3 Percent in Second Quarter of 2006 Worldwide server shipments for the second quarter of 2006 increased 12.8 percent over the same quarter last year, while worldwide server revenue for the same period climbed 2.5 percent, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  22 August 2006 Gartner Says Many Enterprises Are Frustrated with their BPO Relationships Due To a Lack of Understanding Hype Cycle Report Examines 27 of the Most Compelling and Topical BPO Service Offerings. PRESS RELEASE  21 August 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide Application Acceleration Market Will Reach $3.7 Billion in 2008 As companies roll out browser-based applications and centralize servers, the market for application acceleration products will continue to grow. PRESS RELEASE  17 August 2006 Gartner Says Businesses Will Spend $20 Billion on Unnecessary IP Telephones With Screens As the migration to IP telephony systems continues, many businesses will needlessly spend $20.3 billion on expensive IP screen phones from 2005 through the beginning of 2010, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  16 August 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide Financial Services Spending to Increase 4 Percent in 2006 Analysts Examine the Future of Financial Services During Gartner Financial Services Technology Summit, August 28-30, in Boston PRESS RELEASE  14 August 2006 Gartner Says Mobile PC Sales Helped Drive Latin America PC Shipments to 25 Percent Growth in Second Quarter of 2006 Personal computer shipments in Latin America reached 4.1 million units in the second quarter of 2006, an increase of 25 percent over the same period in 2005, according to Gartner, Inc. Mobile PC sales increased 100 percent in the second quarter of 2006. PRESS RELEASE  14 August 2006 Gartner Announces Six Finalists for the CRM Excellence Awards Gartner, Inc. announced the six finalists for Gartner's CRM Excellence Award, which will be presented at the company's CRM Summit, September 11-13 in Chicago, Illinois. PRESS RELEASE  14 August 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor IP Revenue on Track for 25 Percent Increase in 2006 Demand for semiconductor intellectual property (IP) is growing, and the demand is shifting from simple IP to complex IP, according to Gartner, Inc. Worldwide IP revenue is projected to total $1.8 billion in 2006, a 24.9 percent increase from 2005 revenue of $1.4 billion. By 2010, worldwide semiconductor IP is forecast to surpass $2.7 billion. PRESS RELEASE  9 August 2006 Gartner's 2006 Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle Highlights Key Technology Themes Web 2.0 technologies and business models dominate emerging technologies together with Real World Web and Applications Architecture PRESS RELEASE  7 August 2006 Gartner Identifies Top 5 Steps to Dramatically Limit Data Loss and Information Leaks Analysts To Examine Latest Security Processes and Technologies During Gartner IT Security Summit, September 18-19, in London PRESS RELEASE  7 August 2006 Gartner Says PDA Shipments Reached Record High in Second Quarter of 2006 PDA and Smartphone Quarterly Statistics Program Provides Regional Results PRESS RELEASE  2 August 2006 Gartner Says Business Activity Monitoring to Drive Technology Innovation for Investment Services Firms Analysts Examine the Future of IT in Investment Services During Gartner Financial Services Technology Summits in Boston and London PRESS RELEASE  31 July 2006 Gartner Introduces Two New Offerings Aligned To Clients' Job-Related Activities Gartner, Inc. announces two new offerings within the Gartner for IT Leaders product suite. The new offerings are "Application Management" and "Business Process Improvement". PRESS RELEASE  26 July 2006 European CRM Software Revenue Increased 9.7 Percent in 2005 Says Gartner Organisations that have reached a high level of IT security practice maturity can safely reduce the share of security spending in the IT budget to an average of between three and four percent, according to research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc. By contrast, organisations that are inefficient, have historically underinvested in security or are in highly regulated environments may spend at least eight percent of their IT budget on security. PRESS RELEASE  19 July 2006 Gartner Says Lower Prices Drive Worldwide PC Shipments to 11 Percent Growth in Second Quarter of 2006 Driven by price cuts, worldwide PC shipments totaled 54.9 million units in the second quarter of 2006, an 11 percent increase from the same period last year, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  18 July 2006 Gartner Says IT Security Spending Can be Reduced in Mature Organisations Organisations that have reached a high level of IT security practice maturity can safely reduce the share of security spending in the IT budget to an average of between three and four percent, according to research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc. By contrast, organisations that are inefficient, have historically underinvested in security or are in highly regulated environments may spend at least eight percent of their IT budget on security. PRESS RELEASE  17 July 2006 Gartner says that rash of ID theft cases indicates need for increased focus on security policies in Australia The recent spate of identity theft cases in New South Wales (NSW) highlights the need for Australian enterprises to invest and implement stringent security measures — not just in infrastructure, but also in employment practices, according to research and advisory firm Gartner. PRESS RELEASE  17 July 2006 Gartner says IT security spending will stabilise as operational efficiency improves The most efficient organisations — those that have reached a high level of IT security practice maturity — can safely reduce the share of security in the IT budget to between three and four percent by the end of 2008, according to research and advisory firm Gartner. PRESS RELEASE  13 July 2006 Gartner Says Increases in IT Budgets Lag Behind Revenue Growth IT budgets react less positively to revenue increases and are usually more negatively affected by revenue declines, according to a recent study conducted by Gartner. Even in organizations that experienced 10 percent revenue growth, most did not show IT budget growth beyond five percent. PRESS RELEASE  13 July 2006 Gartner EXP's IT Compensation Report Shows U.S.-Based Companies Expect an Increase in IT Staffs and Salaries in 2006 Chief information officers (CIOs) are shifting their priorities from managing costs to supporting business growth, and this transition is resulting in an expected increase in IT head count for many companies in 2006, according to a survey by Gartner Executive Programs (EXP), a unit of Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  10 July 2006 Gartner Says Annual Failure Rates of PCs Are Improving, but Manufacturers Can Do Better PC vendors have reduced hardware annual failure rates (AFRs) by approximately 25 percent in the past two years, but there is still room for improvement, according to a benchmark study by Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  10 July 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Capital Equipment Spending is Strong in 2006, But Manufacturers Should Prepare for Softening Demand in 2007 Driven by significant investments in the memory sectors, worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending is on pace to increase 24.8 percent in 2006, but the market should prepare for slower sales in 2007, according to the latest estimates by Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  6 July 2006 Gartner Survey Shows that Corporate Wireless LAN Deployment is Increasing, But Security is a Major Concern As enterprises seek to reap the benefits of mobility, 64 percent of businesses intend to increase wireless local-area network (WLAN) deployment during the next 12 months. PRESS RELEASE  26 June 2006 Gartner Says Annual Failure Rates of PCs Are Improving, but Manufacturers Can Do Better PC vendors have reduced hardware annual failure rates (AFRs) by approximately 25 percent in the past two years, but there is still room for improvement, according to a benchmark study by Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  21 June 2006 Gartner Says Strong Sales of iPods Will Drive Growth of NAND Flash Market in Second Half of 2006 The demand for portable media players, especially the Apple iPod, is a significant driver of sales of NAND flash memory. NAND flash-based players accounted for 80 percent of the market in 2005. PRESS RELEASE  21 June 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide Antivirus Software Market Increased 13.6 Percent in 2005 The market was relatively evenly split between the enterprise and consumer segments, with the enterprise segment at a 51.5 percent market share and the consumer segment with 48.5 percent of the market in 2005. PRESS RELEASE  19 June 2006 Gartner Identifies Five Application Integration Trends That Are Changing Business Applications Managers must not underestimate the extent of the changes occurring in application architecture just because they are gradual and sometimes unintentional, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner analysts identified five application trends that are changing business applications. PRESS RELEASE  13 June 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide IT Services Revenue Grew 6 Percent in 2005 Worldwide IT services revenue totaled $624.4 billion in 2005, a 6 percent increase from 2004 revenue of $588.9 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  12 June 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide IT Operations Management Software Market Increased 13 Percent in 2005 Worldwide IT operations management (ITOM) total software revenue totaled $9.9 billion in 2005, a 12.6 percent increase from 2004 revenue, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  12 June 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide FC SAN Switch Revenue Increased 20 Percent in First Quarter of 2006 Worldwide Fibre Channel storage area network (FC SAN) switch market revenue totaled $378 million in the first quarter of 2006, a 20.3 percent increase from the first quarter of 2005, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  12 June 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide CRM Total Software Revenue Increased 14 Percent in 2005 Driven by significant gains in license and maintenance revenue, worldwide customer relationship management (CRM) total software revenue totaled $5.7 billion in 2005, a 13.7 percent increase from 2004, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  8 June 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide Application Acceleration Market Reached $344 Million in First Quarter of 2006 The worldwide application acceleration market totaled $344 million in the first quarter of 2006, a 21 percent increase from the first quarter of 2005, according to Gartner, Inc. The market is on pace to surpass $1.5 billion in 2006, a 23 percent increase from 2005. PRESS RELEASE  8 June 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide Application Integration and Middleware Market Increased 7 Percent in 2005 Worldwide application integration and middleware (AIM) total software revenue totaled $8.5 billion in 2005, a 7.1 percent increase over 2004 revenue, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  5 June 2006 Gartner Says Rash of Personal Data Thefts Shows Social Security Numbers Can No Longer Be Sole Proof of Identity for Enterprises The recent thefts of personal data from companies and government agencies make it clear that Social Security numbers can no longer be relied on as proof of identity, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner analysts said enterprises should use this data as only part of an overall "identity score." PRESS RELEASE  5 June 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide External Controller-Based Disk Storage Market Grew 9 Percent in First Quarter 2006 Worldwide external controller-based (ECB) disk storage revenue totaled $3.8 billion in first quarter 2006, an 8.6 percent increase over the same period last year, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  31 May 2006 Gartner Says Enterprises Must Implement an Instant Messaging Management and Security Program Enterprises have made improvements in securing their e-mail systems, however companies need to implement better strategies to protect themselves from instant messaging (IM) security attacks, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  31 May 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales in First Quarter are Indicative of Another Strong Year in 2006 Worldwide mobile phone sales totaled 224 million units in the first quarter of 2006, a 23.8 percent increase from the same period last year, according to Gartner, Inc. These strong results for the quarter have resulted in Gartner increasing its mobile phone sales forecast to 960 million units. PRESS RELEASE  25 May 2006 Gartner Launches Three New Offerings Tailored To Clients' Job Related Activities Gartner, Inc. announces three new offerings within the Gartner for IT Leaders product suite. PRESS RELEASE  25 May 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide Server Shipments Increase 14 Percent, While Industry Revenue Remains Flat For The First Quarter Of 2006 Worldwide server shipments for the first quarter of 2006 increased 13.7 percent over the same quarter last year, while worldwide server revenue for the same period remained flat, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  24 May 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide Relational Database Market Increased 8 Percent in 2005 Worldwide relational database management systems (RDBMS) total software revenue totaled $13.8 billion in 2005, an 8.3 percent increase from 2004 revenue, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  23 May 2006 Gartner Says Business Application Vendors Face Challenge to Move to ' The Process of Me' Person to Process Interaction is the Next Innovation Step in Business Software PRESS RELEASE  22 May 2006 Gartner Calls for a Different Mission from Information Technology Competitive advantage will come from IT projects that enable business growth by augmenting the behaviour of key knowledge workers. Web 2.0 will play critical role in improving knowledge worker performance PRESS RELEASE  19 May 2006 Gartner Says Vehicle Navigation Manufacturers Must Expand Their Value Proposition or Face Commoditization by 2010 Vehicle navigation systems have provided a significant revenue opportunity for the automotive industry, however navigation manufacturers must enhance their offerings to maintain prosperity, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  17 May 2006 Gartner Says Most Business Networks Over-Engineered, Overpriced and Underperforming, With Trend Set to Continue Analysts Discuss Latest Issues Surrounding Enterprise Networks during Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in San Francisco PRESS RELEASE  16 May 2006 Gartner Identifies Actions That IT Leaders Must Complete Within Three Years to Demonstrate Value to the Overall Business Gartner Analysts Examine the Future Direction of IT During Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, May 14-18, in San Francisco PRESS RELEASE  16 May 2006 Gartner Says Business Intelligence Projects Must Have a Focus on Business Objectives or Face Limited Success Newly Launched Gartner for IT Leaders Program Focuses on the Daily Needs of Business Intelligence and Information Management Leaders PRESS RELEASE  16 May 2006 Gartner Says Web 2.0 Offers Many Opportunities for Growth, But Few Enterprises Will Immediately Adopt All Aspects Necessary for Significant Business Impact Analysts Examine How Organizations Can Navigate Through the Web 2.0 Hype During Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, May 14-18, in San Francisco PRESS RELEASE  15 May 2006 Gartner Identifies Key Trends that Will Drive Technology Further Into the Business Analysts Examine Next Right Steps for IT Leaders During Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, May 14-18, in San Francisco PRESS RELEASE  11 May 2006 Gartner Wins Webby People's Voice Award for Best Business Blog The Webby Awards have announced that Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) has won the People's Voice Award for Best Business Blog in 2006. PRESS RELEASE  9 May 2006 Gartner Announces Proposed Secondary Offering of Common Stock by Silver Lake Partners Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed secondary offering of 9,500,000 shares of its common stock. PRESS RELEASE  9 May 2006 Gartner EXP Says Enterprises Must Have an Effective Training Strategy To Accelerate Growth and Innovation As businesses look to their IT professionals to create more value for the overall organization, companies must implement specialized training techniques and motivational strategies to enable them to accelerate business growth and innovation, according to Gartner Executive Programs (EXP), a unit of Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  8 May 2006 Jonathan Schwartz, President and CEO of Sun Microsystems, Added to Keynote Lineup at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, May 14-18 in San Francisco Jonathan Schwartz, president and CEO at Sun Microsystems, has been added to the mastermind keynote lineup at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, which is being held May 14-18 at Moscone West in San Francisco. PRESS RELEASE  8 May 2006 Outsourcing Providers Introducing Standardised Services in Pursuit of Survival, says Gartner Outsourcing providers will increasingly institute standardised services as they try to generate better profits from their deals and to survive as competition for business becomes even tougher, according to latest research published by Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  8 May 2006 Gartner Says Research In Motion Led Worldwide PDA Industry To 7 Percent Growth in First Quarter of 2006 Worldwide PDA shipments totaled 3.65 million units in the first quarter of 2006, a 6.6 percent increase from the first quarter of last year, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  4 May 2006 Gartner to Enterprises: Don't Be Afraid of Consumer-Oriented Technologies Consumer-oriented technology is here, it's not going away, and businesses must embrace it or risk losing competitive advantage, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  3 May 2006 Gartner Reports First Quarter 2006 Results; Total Revenue up 16%; Company Raises Full Year GAAP EPS Guidance to $0.44 to $.048 Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT), the leading provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry, today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006 and raised its guidance for the full year 2006. PRESS RELEASE  26 April 2006 Gartner Says Fewer Outsourcing Megadeals Were Signed in 2005, But Market Will Continue to Grow As companies attempt to implement more multisourcing agreements, the number of megadeals awarded to a single service provider has declined, according to Gartner, Inc. Megadeals are characterized as being worth more than $1 billion. In 2005, 11 outsourcing megadeals were awarded, a decline from 12 in 2004 and 16 in 2003. PRESS RELEASE  24 April 2006 European Companies Set to Provide the Biggest Growth Engine for Offshore Outsourcing Says Gartner European-based companies will fuel the growth in offshore outsourcing with a 50 percent 'year on year' rise in spending predicted in 2006 and 2007, analysts said at Gartner's European Outsourcing and IT Services Summit today. PRESS RELEASE  19 April 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Increased 13.1 Percent in First Quarter of 2006 Worldwide PC shipments totaled 57 million units in the first quarter of 2006, a 13.1 percent increase over the same period last year, according to preliminary statistics by Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  19 April 2006 Gartner Forecasts Worldwide Semiconductor Capital Equipment Spending to Increase 14 Percent in 2006 Led by back-end equipment segments, the worldwide semiconductor capital equipment market is forecast to total $38.8 billion in 2006, a 14.3 percent increase from 2005, according to the latest estimates by Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  13 April 2006 Gartner's Final Semiconductor Market Share Results Show Industry Grew 5.7 Percent in 2005 Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $235 billion in 2005, a 5.7 percent increase from 2004, according to final results by Gartner, Inc. 2005 revenue surpassed the semiconductor industry's previous record of $223 billion set in 2000. PRESS RELEASE  11 April 2006 Gartner Identifies Lack of Planning and Hidden Costs As Most Common Reasons Why Australian Offshoring Deals Fail Gartner today highlighted that a lack of planning and consideration of hidden costs are among the most common pitfalls that lead to Australian companies failing to capture business benefits from offshoring deals. PRESS RELEASE  10 April 2006 Gartner Says IPTV subscribers in Western Europe to reach 16.7 Million by 2010 The number of households subscribing to new Television via Internet Protocol (IPTV) services offered by telecom carriers in Western Europe will reach 3.3 million this year and 16.7 million in 2010, according to new forecasts from Gartner Inc. PRESS RELEASE  6 April 2006 Gartner Says Eight of Top 10 Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Vendors Experienced Decline in Revenue Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales totaled $34.5 billion in 2005, a 10.7 percent decline from 2004 revenue of $38.6 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. Slower growth in manufacturing capacity, combined with 65 nanometer (nm) initial production, were the primary drivers for the industry's performance. PRESS RELEASE  4 April 2006 Gartner Announces Winners of High-Performance Workplace Excellence Awards Gartner, Inc. today announced the winners of its first annual High-Performance Workplace (HPW) Excellence Awards. The awards were given to JWT, the Iowa Department of Administrative Services, and the Federal Aviation Administration Aircraft Evaluation Group (FAA AEG) in the categories of Business Innovation, Culture Change and Narrow, Fast and High Impact, respectively. PRESS RELEASE  3 April 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide Application Acceleration Market Topped $1.2 Billion in 2005 The trend to centralize servers and deploy Web-enabled intranet applications drove the worldwide application acceleration market to $1.2 billion in 2005, a 36 percent increase over 2004 vendor revenue, according to Gartner, Inc. In 2004, worldwide vendor revenue was $915 million. PRESS RELEASE  3 April 2006 Gartner Says Corporate Mobility Becomes Mainstream and Outlines the Shape of the Future with Mobile Business 2.0 Presenting Gartner's scenario at the annual Gartner Wireless and Mobile Summit today, Nick Jones, Gartner vice president and distinguished analyst outlined Gartner's view of the most significant trends in the wireless and mobile industry that will affect people during the next five years. PRESS RELEASE  29 March 2006 Australian Companies Face Business Disruption Caused by Outsourcing Failures: Gartner Global Survey Gartner today released survey results revealing that while outsourcing is on the rise, Australian companies face the risk of significant business disruption because too many decisions are taken without any overall strategy being in place or the ability to take a disciplined approach to the ongoing management of sourcing. PRESS RELEASE  14 March 2006 Gartner Survey Shows Most IT Outsourcing Deals Continue to be Focused on Cost Strategic IT outsourcing can be an integral part of an organization's long-term business success, but a new survey by Gartner, Inc., shows that the majority of organizations worldwide are still focused on tactical IT outsourcing to achieve short-term, cost-focused objectives. PRESS RELEASE  9 March 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipment Growth to Slow in 2006 Worldwide PC shipments are projected to total 234.5 million units in 2006, a 10.7 percent increase from 2005 shipments of 211.8 million units, according to a preliminary forecast by Gartner, Inc. However, the PC industry will experience slower growth in 2006 compared to 2005 when PC shipments increased 15.5 percent. PRESS RELEASE  9 March 2006 Gartner Says EMEA External Controller-Based Disk Storage Market Had Double-Digit Growth in 2005 External controller-based (ECB) disk storage revenue in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region totaled $4.6 billion in 2005, a 10.3 percent increase over 2004 revenues of $4.1 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  8 March 2006 Gartner Presents 10 Year Scenario for Information Technology, Business and Society Speaking at the CEO and CIO Vision Forum at CeBIT today, Steve Prentice, distinguished analyst and chief of research at Gartner Inc. outlined Gartner's 10 Year Scenario for Information Technology, Business and Society. Mr. Prentice described how eight major trends, in four pairings, are combining to produce an unstoppable whirlwind of change throughout enterprise IT, the industry and society as a whole. PRESS RELEASE  7 March 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide External Controller-Based Disk Storage Market Experiences Double-Digit Growth in 2005 Worldwide external controller-based (ECB) disk storage revenue totaled $14.7 billion in 2005, an 11.2 percent increase over 2004 revenue of $13.2 billion, according to Gartner, Inc PRESS RELEASE  8 March 2006 Gartner Announces New Offerings Tailored to Clients Job-Related Activities Gartner, Inc. announces its latest offering: "Gartner for IT Leaders," which aligns a client's specific job-related challenges with the appropriate Gartner analysts and insight, and connects clients to IT peers who share common business and technology issues. PRESS RELEASE  7 March 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide Information Access and Search Technology Market Will Grow 10 Percent in 2006 The quest for enterprises trying to manage, organize and search content inside and outside of their organizations in a way that is transparent and easily understood, will drive worldwide information access with search technology new license revenue to total $368.9 million in 2006, up 10 percent from $335.4 million in 2005, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  1 March 2006 Gartner Says Top Six Vendors Drive Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales to 21 Percent Growth in 2005 Worldwide mobile phone sales totaled 816.6 million units in 2005, a 21 percent increase from 2004, as the leading six vendors increased their share of the market at the detriment of smaller vendors, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  27 February 2006 Gartner Says Color Printers Drive Worldwide Page Printer Market to 19 Percent Growth in 2005 Worldwide page printer shipments exceeded 21.4 million units in 2005, a 18.6 percent increase from 2004 shipments of 18.1 million units, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  21 February 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide Server Shipments Experience Double-Digit Growth, While Industry Revenue Posts Single-Digit Increase in 2005 Worldwide server shipments in 2005 increased 12.7 percent from 2004, while worldwide server revenue grew 4.5 percent in 2005, according to Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  16 February 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Market Will Continue to Show Gradual Improvement in 2006 The worldwide semiconductor market is gradually improving and cautious investment in incremental capacity additions will keep the market in a pattern of modest growth during the next few years, according to the latest quarterly update by Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  14 February 2006 Gartner Accepting Nominations for First Annual High Performance Workplace Excellence Awards Gartner, Inc. is accepting nominations for its first annual High Performance Workplace (HPW) Excellence Awards. Nominations will be accepted via an online entry form for any end-user organization which has exhibited excellence in the application of new technologies which enhance the high performance workplace. Nominations will be accepted through March 1, 2006. PRESS RELEASE  14 February 2006 Gartner Says Worldwide PDA Shipments Reach Record Level in 2005 Worldwide personal digital assistant (PDA) shipments totaled a record 14.9 million units in 2005, a 19 percent increase from 2004, according to Gartner, Inc. The 2005 results topped the previous record of 13.2 million PDAs shipped worldwide in 2001. PRESS RELEASE  13 February 2006 Gartner EXP Says Companies Need to Change Management Practices to Build an Effective Virtual Workforce Virtual working has become the reality of business today, however many organizations will fail to adopt management practices and processes to yield maximum results from a virtual workforce strategy, according to Gartner Executive Programs (EXP), a unit of Gartner Inc. PRESS RELEASE  7 February 2006 Gartner Says Business Intelligence Software Market to Reach $3 Billion in 2009 New license revenue in the worldwide business intelligence (BI) software market is poised for constant growth through 2009, when the market is projected to reach $3 billion in 2009, according to the latest forecasts by Gartner Inc. In 2006, the market is estimated to reach 2.5 billion, a six percent increase from 2005. PRESS RELEASE  23 January 2006 Gartner Survey of 1,400 CIOs Shows Transformation of IT Organisation is Accelerating Chief Information Officers (CIOs) will come under increased pressure in 2006 to perform whilst they transform their IT organisation to become more externally focussed, according to a worldwide survey of 1,400 CIOs by Gartner Executive Programmes (EXP), a unit of Gartner Inc. PRESS RELEASE  18 January 2006 Gartner Says EMEA Region Became Largest PC Market in the World Based on Unit Shipments in 2005 For the first time, the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region surpassed the United States as the largest PC market, based on 2005 shipments, according to preliminary statistics by Gartner, Inc. PRESS RELEASE  4 January 2006 Gartner Consulting's Worldwide IT Benchmark Group Says Majority of Industries Will Cautiously Increase Worldwide IT Spending in 2006 Following a period of cost cutting and reactive spending, organizations with more than $1 billion in revenue will be cautious when making their IT spending decisions in 2006, according to Gartner Consulting's Worldwide IT Benchmark Service.

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